Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6359 08 May 2026, 11:20

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 14:49.440 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:46.359
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.696
And I update APT using apt 6.793
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.261
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.431
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.777
And I update APT using apt 6.207
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.207
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.864
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.665
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.243
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.669
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.224
And I enable persistence 18.128
And I log in to a new session 10.085
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.162
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.759
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.841
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.709
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.510
And I update APT using apt 4.687
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.232
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.963
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.073
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.677
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.549
When I start Synaptic 12.747
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.516
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.380
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.231
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.175
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.902
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.451
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.388
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.803
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.317
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.577
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.975
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.986
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.779
And I enable persistence 5.743
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.063
And I log in to a new session 11.633
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.003
And available upgrades have been checked 2.156
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.466
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.494
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.445
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.982
And I enable persistence 6.731
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
And I log in to a new session 12.103
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.245
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.901
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.633
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.021
Given a computer 0.216
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.223
And I enable persistence 6.708
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.063
And I log in to a new session 10.399
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.612
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.351
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007